Identification and Validation of Nebulized Aerosol Devices for Sputum Induction | Zendy

Warren J. Davidson | Zendy; John Dennis | Zendy; Stephanie The | Zendy; Belinda Litoski | Zendy; Cora Pieron | Zendy; Richard Leigh | Zendy

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Identification and Validation of Nebulized Aerosol Devices for Sputum Induction

Author(s) -

Warren J. Davidson,

John Dennis,

Stephanie The,

Belinda Litoski,

Cora Pieron,

Richard Leigh

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2014/925305

Subject(s) - nebulizer , sputum , medicine , intensive care medicine , medical physics , anesthesia , pathology , tuberculosis

Induced sputum cell counts are a noninvasive and reliable method for evaluating the presence, type and degree of airway inflammation in patients with asthma. Currently, standard nebulizer devices used for sputum induction in multiple patients are labelled as single-patient devices by the manufacturer, which conflicts with infection prevention and control requirements. As such, these devices cannot feasibly be used in a clinical sputum induction program. Therefore, there is a need to identify alternative nebulizer devices that are either disposable or labelled for multipatient use.

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